Wheel, pulley, and the like.



P. MONTUPET, WHEEL, PULLEY, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION IXLED MAR. 6, 1908.

Patented Deo, 7,1909.

P'L'ERRE MONTUPET, 0F P.iRs, FRANCE, ASSEGN'QR- T0 SQCIETE ll/IGNTUET 85 CG.,

NOGENT LES VERGES, OSE, FRANCE.

WEEEL, PULLEY, AND @mi Speccaton of Letzeis Eat-ent.

To all whom it may concern:

'Bo it known that l, niiiim MoN'iUiii'i, a citizmi of lli@ Republic of France, and residing` al" 15 Boulevad Laimes, Paris, France, havo invented oei-tain new zlfid useful lmmovements in TliQelS', Pulleys, and lille Like, of which the following is i specification. l

This invention has for its object to piovi le ziii,.i,inpiovo l construction ol whool for automobile vehicles, pulleys and the like which shall have grenier strength amil log weight than the ordinary Wheels, :ind il; Con- Sisfs iii forming the various elements of :i wheel of n hollow or Solid skeleton or oo'i'e of suitable shape of tough metal' (Such ma stoel) 'nioimd which is cas im envelop coi posed of aluminium or a .light alloy of zilumiiiiuiii.

The Wheel may be cast in one piece complete ou the Skeleton coiisiiluted by lilla. as-

seii'iblago of the coros (.:onstiiiting the dif.- feient elements of ille whegl, oi" it mi'y oo formed by liliiiig log/ther t'iio'sfiifl eloiiioiits which have been constructed separately iii the same manner.

.is foi'modin one pieoe, the folly,

'lil iii@ accompanying drawings which are given solely by Way of example, Figure l V is :i silo View of a Wheel. oonsuoted woord 30.

i of llie Wheel shown in Fig. 4.

In the example Shown in Fim l., the Wheel the spoke@ and th hub boing foiifiied by" ai Single Casting. For lliis pui-pose a mold is employed in which the, Slieleloii is inse/rioni, ooiistituied by the ontilo Sli'iiciuio formed vby :issmf bling die coro, 11, ol? the folly, l), Lilie ltubuliii cores, I), of the spokes, d, and the com, fn., ollio hub, e. Than by pouring in a light allol)7 having aluminium as its basis, there formed n wheel in one picco. The folly, b,

- may have any suitable cross section orv peiiplieiai shape; forexumplo, it may be loimeclfwiili giai'ipheral ioceS-SQS j, as Shown.

zuid 6 are lioiizoiitiil soo,

ol lille. Spok@ iiioinboi.; lio @am mo.,

Application filari March. E., 1993. Serial No. 419mm.

'f desii'oil, L who/ol ooiiiposiwl solely oli folly and coii'esliondiug; Spokes may tlivn bo mouiileil in tlieiisii:il mziiiiioi on o, biiiiiibio hill). Siiiiila'rly, llio wlmfgl moy lm liui ol Hcpni'ziio Spokes, d, llfig. l) :oi1ipii iiig ouali 21, lubului' coro, fz, ol" 'loiigijli inclini, :suoli as Sieel.V This; ooi'o muy lio Ilf'oiiimil ol l lolx. li'ozilefl in such ai immo. f as lo givin ii mi oval Shop@ in cross Seciioii limi'. 5) iii iii@ purl', coiiofspomlin lollig amos; of flic spoke, and ai. rocl'zingiilzxi slmpo in Cross Sccioii (Fig. (l) in the pril-l1 which comes; "Viiv-:oen tho pluies, i', of lilio limb, Nixon o willi is buill. The inbiiilaiif coi-e lli placed in :1, mold ol :giiiliilale limp@ iii wl" l ilioi'o ispoum-xl iight mol for example, alloy oi' aluminium, so lo l''piiii am l volop, lr, siii-rounding 'lille oaf iii cui.

volop ifoi'nis willi ils Stool o1' oilieiiiiolsii. cow

die zum of lha spoke, wliilo lli@ loiwif laigod poilion is iulfipl'oil lo oo niouii'oil oil lli@ liiiliA The. spokes thus 'oiiiiod may im sii-:iight or clinical; lf-y :iio moimlocl on hob, j, :mil are lixei'l Humm of bolts,

hormis ol wliioli'bezii liul aguiiwt moli :wij cac-,ul spoke, while the mis i@ bmi ing ou 'tlioplatoa i', olf lli@ Sail: lim;r spokes uur@ toiioiied iii lli@ Simi@ manuali is i'ho spokesol ordinary 'wiieolsa iiiio iii@ folly, l, olf ziluminiuiri Wliili ifs coiiigosoil sav eral. pieces, und which is lioll logollioi' by n., metal iim, Z, for receiving; the. tire, means oa shrunk on hoop.

Solid cores which are,

lox llio pui'poso of ligjli allowing' the Suhl iiieliil llo l. perfointions und of insuring' .ilm'iiig ilius wwf 'li 1 daim as new im@ C loro ,item5 isz-- ifi, Wlieol composed :"lf 'zougli nwl'zil wii'l: of :iliiiiiiiiiiiiii iuoiiiio. 1li-Q loi? coinpiisirig' zi ,L of lli' coros :md oiiciilaii @i .loiziiils sind liiib 'bolli pieixi'f 'lo -fzlow @ms getliioiigli. E2, Pi Wlieol compara/gil of a sa 'lolzon ol' tough iiioinl 'lli im oiilo; iight alloy of ziliiiiiiiiimii in oiizidmo sin on, the imiter ,or by lll comprising a series of tubular spoke cores, In testimony Whereofl have hereunto set and` circular core bands for the felly and my hand 'n presence of tyggsubscrbng Witllub both perforated to allow the ends of the nesses.

spoke members to pass therethrough the core A 5 bend for the felly bein also perforated to Witnesses:

allow the aluminlum al oy to pass through H. C. COXE, for the purpose described. GEORGES'BONNEUIL.

PIERR MQNTUPET. 

